The Material Review
Issue 139: Stupidity, Jeff Tweedys Love/Hate List, Truck Desks, The Mack Super Pumper, Wisconsin Dive Bars, Donegal Tweed, Decoy Carving, Spotlight On: Weatherproof Footwear and OMTC x Josh Peskowitz.
Stories worth reading. Stop indexing the internet.
On Stupidity
“The question isn’t how things got so dumb, but who?” [Managed Decline]
Jeff Tweedys Love/Hate List
“40 Things the musician Jeff Tweedy Loves and Hates” [Dream Baby Press]
My Truck Desk
Soaking Behemoth – The Mack Super Pumper Was A Locomotive Engined Fire Fighter That Could Extinguish Hell Itself (And Often Did)
SCARY COOL SAD GOODBYE 83
“Wisconsin dive bar apocalypse, three ways.” [SCARY COOL SAD GOODBYE]
The weavers fighting for Donegal tweed
“Inside the campaign to win protected status for the Irish heritage textile” [FT]
World Champion Decoy Carver Jett Brunet Pushes His Art to New Levels
“The Louisiana native carries on a Cajun woodworking and painting lineage” [Garden & Gun]
A shortlist of things we’ve got our eye on.
LGR - Asmara Explorer 5703
WHR American Rivers Hat (Waxed Drab)
Oshin ‘The Eric Dolphy Coat’ (Olive Wax)
High Camp Highball Shaker™
Dahlman Architect Belt
Steak House by Eric Wareheim
Seagreen Straight leg easy pants in brown corduroy
Weatheproof Footwear
NANAMICA X REGAL SB GORE–TEX CHUKKA BOOTS
Nicks Wellington 365
Moonstar Alweather RF
Norda 001A G+
Crockett & Jones Grizedale 3
Hiker - Black Alpine Calf
Huckberry x XTRATUF Legacy Elevate Deck Boot
OMTC x Josh Peskowitz
Military Jacket
Shirt Jacket
Boxy Dress Shirt
Wafu Utility Jacket